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ST. GERMxilN.— An old variety, large, melting and sweet. Tree a good grower and 

 bearer. Dec. to Jan. There is a striped variety. 



yiCAR OF WIXKFIELD, OR LE CURE.— A large, long pear, fair and hand- 

 some, of good quality. Tree a beautiful, vigorous grower and very productive. 

 Nov. to Jan. 



WINTER NELIS.— One of the best early winter pears, medium size, melting and 

 buttery, with a rich sprightly flavor ; tree is a rather slender, straggling grower ; 

 does not succeed well on the quince. Nov. to Jan. 



SPECIAL COLLECTION OF PEAKS. 



FOR CULTIVATION ON THE QUINCE. 



The following varieties are particularly recommended for cultivation on the quince. 

 All are vigorous and handsome growers, and hardy and bear well. 



We might add many others which appear to succeed well on the quince with fair 

 treatment. Such are now in our own grounds in a flourishing state, after being 10 

 to 12 years planted. The following, however, cannot fail to make durable and satis- 

 factory trees : 

 SLT^IMER. — Beurre GifFard, Brandywine, Tyson, Osband's Sinnmer, Rousselet Stut- 



gart. 

 AUTUMN. — Belle Lucrative, Urbaniste, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Beurre d' Anjou, 



Comte de Lamy, Doyenne Boussock, Beurre Diel, BufFam, Beurre Langelier, Yf hite 



Doyenne, Beurre Superfin, Louise Bonne de Jersey, Nouveau Poiteau, Howell. 

 WINTER.— Easter Beurre, Glout Morceau, Yicar of Winkfleld, Jaminette, Doyenne 



Sieulle, Catillac, Figue d'Alencon, Doyenne d'Alencon. 



ADDITIONAL LIST OF PEAKS. 



The following list embraces most of the promising new American and foreign 

 varieties as well as some old ones, either not sufliciently known to go on the select 

 list, or esteemed only in particular localities. 



Trees of most of them, and scions of all can be supplied. 



I.-VARIETIES OF AMERICAN ORIG-IN. 



Augustus Dana, {Dana) Diller, Ives Winter, 



America, {Dana,) Dallas, J. H. Bradford, 



Admirable, {Dana,) Dr. Turner, Jackson, 



Adams, from Mass., Ellis Pear, Johonnot, 



Abbott, " " Excelsior, {Dana,) Jefferson, 



Bergen, Early AVharton, E^ing, 



Bergamot Seckel, Elizabeth, {Jlamiing's) Knight's Seedling, {B. /.,) 



Cabot's Golden, Earl's Seedling, Lodge, 



Cabot, from Mass., Elizabeth, {Edwards',) Livingston Yirgalieu, 



Camack, Feast's Seedling, McLaughlin, 



Chancellor, from Pa., Frederika Bremer, Monongahela, 



Coit's Beurre, from Ohio, General Taylor, (j0(??weiz:(9(9^)Muscadine, 



Catherine Gardette,(i>?YncMeHorton, Muskingum, 



Church, Hagerman, Mansfield, 



Chapman, Henrietta, {Edwards',) Merriam, 



Colonel Wilder, Haddington, McYean, 



Darlington, Hull, McKnight, 



Dikeman, Island, {Bergen,) Niles, 



Dow, Ives August, Oliver's Russett, 



Democrat, Ives Yale, Ontario, 



